ܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
11 terms

Etymology

Active noun derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to speak, talk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mal.lɑːlɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (mallālā) (feminine ܡܲܠܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mallālṯā), plural ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē))

1. talkative, chatty, garrulous

Noun

ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (mallālā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē), feminine ܡܲܠܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mallālṯā))

1. talker, chatter
2. speaker
3. spokesman

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ (mallālī)		ܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ (mallālan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܵܠ (mallāl)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (mallālūḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mallālāḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (mallālā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܹܗ (mallālēh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܗ̇ (mallālāh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܗܘܿܢ (mallālhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ̈ (mallālī)		ܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ̈ (mallālan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܵܠܲܝ̈ (mallālay)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mallālūḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mallālāḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mallālūh)	ܡܲܠܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mallālōh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mallālhōn)

Related terms

• ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥūṭāmallālā)
• ܡܡܲܠܠܵܢܵܐ (mmallānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܠ ܠ related to speaking. Compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mallɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mallɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܡܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

1. eloquent
2. reasonable, prudent, wise
3. talkative, garrulous
4. crackling, making noise

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܠܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܝܢ	ܡܠܠܢ
construct	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܬ	ܡܠܠܝ	ܡܠܠܬ
emphatic	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܬܐ	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܬܐ

Noun

ܡܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

1. talker, chatter

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܠ		1st person	ܡܠܠܝ		ܡܠܠܢ
	construct	ܡܠܠ		2nd person	ܡܠܠܟ	ܡܠܠܟܝ	ܡܠܠܟܘܢ	ܡܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܠܗ	ܡܠܠܗ	ܡܠܠܗܘܢ	ܡܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܠܠܝ		ܡܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܠܠܝܟ	ܡܠܠܝܟܝ	ܡܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܠܘܗܝ	ܡܠܠܝܗ	ܡܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mll”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 183b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 278a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 773b